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Hi Everyone! I'm helping my friend organize a new book club, but she's the extroverted one - so I don't know the majority of the people joining and can't really tailor to their tastes/preferences for the first meeting. She suggested a mystery/thriller would probably be a good choice, so I thought I would come ask the experts for y'all's opinion on beginner friendly crowd pleaser book club book recommendations!
Hard Boundary: No plots or sub-plots involving harm to children/infants please!
Would be nice if it had...: A good audiobook narrator option, ideally under 400 pages, minimal on page graphic violence, and/or either new-ish or a hidden gem (I'm hoping to avoid picking a book that half the group has already read).
My mindset on beginner friendly: easy to follow and ideally has a fast hook/good momentum. (Particularly for the people who are just now starting to read/get back into reading, I want to show/remind them how fun reading can be!)
If y'all have any recs, I would love to hear them!
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